05/27/2010

Cheap Beer

Everyone loves San Diego craft beer. But you know what makes it even better? Getting it cheap. We hunted down some deals for you beer lovers that will make beer drinking even more pleasurable.

On Sunday, the 30th, The Linkery is offering $2 Green Flash 30th Street Pale Ales. For those of you new to Green Flash and/or 30th Street Pale Ale, let me just say this is an awesome, easy-drinking, citrus-laced pale ale that hits the palate with tons of flavor and never looks back. This special is part of the “30th on 30th” monthly event where a bunch of pubs and restaurants on 30th Street have special offers making pub and restaurant crawling especially easy and rewarding. 5:30 pm to 9 pm at The Linkery.

Newport Pizza and Ale House has $3.50 happy hour pints and as their website says “No Crap on Tap” which means your happy hour pint will be an awesome craft beer—usually local. Last week was Firehouse IPA. Check their website for more details and location. http://obpizzashop.com/index.php/contact-us

All local drafts $1 off during 5-8 happy hour at Hamilton's on 30th Street. Hamilton's is now serving their release of “Hamilton's Smooth Pub Ale” which they describe as “a recipe with the mindset of English Pub ales like Boddingtons, John Smith Smooth, Tetleys and sent Denno to Shipyard (Maine) and he helped brew this tasty Pub Ale. Our house English style Pub Ale uses a not so typical pub ale hop profile--Simcoe/Amarillo hop by design the result is a very smooth, highly drinkable ale with just a slight hint of citrus hop on the finish.” On Friday, the 28th, they are doing a “keep the glass night” where $5.50 gets you a pint pour of Hamilton's Smooth Pub Ale and a Hamilton's commemorative glass to take home along with $3.50 refills.

On Saturday the 29th, Blind Lady Ale House is offering $3.50 pint pours 'til 3:50 pm from a “mystery cask”. The cask may be a mystery, but anyone who knows BLAH knows this will be an awesome beer.